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AMCU calls for thorough investigation into various mineworker injuries [Mining Weekly] 16-01-2026


We can't make ends meet. Civil servants protest [Yahoo] 15-01-2026


Solidarity with the people of Iran [Education International] 15-01-2026


TUC: Number of new and expectant parents losing their job or facing unfair treatment at work “alarmingly high” [TUC] 15-01-2026


Australian Unions and Microsoft sign agreement on Workers’ Rights and Artificial Intelligence [ACTU] 15-01-2026



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AMCU calls for thorough investigation into various mineworker injuries 2026-01-16 [Mining Weekly]

COSATU strongly welcomes Minister Creecy’s call for a total ban on drinking and driving 2026-01-16 [COSATU]

COSATU is deeply worried by the explosion in illicit tobacco and the possible loss of 230 jobs 2026-01-16 [COSATU]

Ontario ETFO Support Staff are on Strike 2026-01-15 [SEIU 2]

Free State SADTU Free State congratulates the Matric class of 2025 in the province 2026-01-15 [SADTU]

British Columbia Teacher contract talks in B.C. at standstill, union says 2026-01-15 [Kelowna Courier]

Workers Must Come First in CUSMA — No Trade Deal at the Expense of Jobs, Industry, or Public Services 2026-01-15 [CLC]

Gateshead - Staff 'deeply worried' over council job cuts 2026-01-15 [BBC]

VIDEO Michigan What UAW said about Ford worker being flipped off by President Trump in Detroit 2026-01-15 [Click on Detroit]

Heathrow cabin crew at SAS airline win pay victory after strike action 2026-01-15 [Unite]

Uber drivers urged to log out of apps in strike 2026-01-15 [Morning Star]

Nova Scotia NSNDP calls on Houston government to stand up for workers after Ubisoft closure 2026-01-15 [NSNDP]

US bishops praise DHS policy change on wait times for religious worker visas 2026-01-15 [OSV]

Nova Scotia Former Ubisoft Halifax workers reveal company's $977 million in Canadian tax breaks 2026-01-15 [ChronicleHerald]

Minnesota Metro Transit workers decry ICE activity at transit stops 2026-01-15 [Sahan Jrnl]

Ontario Alstom workers’ jobs in Thunder Bay supported by Buy Canadian policy 2026-01-15 [Unifor]

Maryland 2026 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Civil and Human Rights Conference Jan. 15-18 • Baltimore, MD For more info 2026-01-15 [AFL-CIO]

airport strikes cancel over 3,400 flights and disrupt half a million passengers 2026-01-15 [Visa HQ]

  JOB   Collective Agreement Negotiation Officer 2026-01-15 [SEIU]

UFBU Rejects IBA Appeal, Confirms All-India Bank Strike on January 27 2026-01-15 [The Kanal]

Doctors threaten nationwide strike over unresolved issues 2026-01-15 [Hiru News]

Workers begin two-week warning strike in Niger State-owned varsity 2026-01-15 [AIT]

Unmet Demands: UITH JOHESU Stage Peaceful Protest in Kwara 2026-01-15 [This Day]

Civil servants plan work stoppage to press for pay hike, restoration of cut allowances 2026-01-15 [Kathimerini]

Namib Mills strike turns violent: Union leader punches contractor amid claims of replacement labour hiring 2026-01-15 [The Namibian]

JOHESU Strike: TUC gives federal govt seven-day ultimatum to withdraw ‘no work, no pay’ order 2026-01-15 [The Times]

No comments on strike notice – EFL 2026-01-15 [The Times]

TUC Backs JOHESU, Threatens Nationwide Strike Over Salary Stoppage 2026-01-15 [Channels]

Minnesota Minneapolis Labor, Community Leaders Join Call for Jan. 23 General Strike to Demand ICE Out 2026-01-15 [Common Dreams]

Newly found Elmore Leonard crime novel captures turmoil and triumph of strikes 2026-01-15 [NW Labor Press]

Around 1,000 doctors march through central Barcelona demanding better working conditions 2026-01-15 [Catalan News]

'Pay Equity Is Not Optional And Progress Is Long Overdue' - The WNBA Players Union ‘Blasts’ The League For 'Undervaluing' Players & 'Running Out The Clock' As Its Contract Expires 2026-01-15 [WNY Labor Today]

Seoul bus strike ends after two day walkout; service resumes Thursday 2026-01-15 [The Herald]

Oregon Legacy workers ratify contract after 29-day strike 2026-01-15 [NW Labor Press]

Workers at Meta subcontractor Covalen to strike for two days 2026-01-15 [The Irish Times]

New York Mount Sinai fires nurses for ‘sabotaging’ emergency strike drills. Their union says it was retaliation. 2026-01-15 [Gothamist]

Scotland Glasgow cinema workers to launch further month of strike action 2026-01-15 [BBC]

Workers at İzmir factory mark over 400 days on strike over union rights 2026-01-15 [bianet]

GAWU supports National Fishers Association to unionise 2026-01-15 [The Times]

Oregon Portland’s pro-labor City Council 2026-01-15 [NW Labor Press]

England Regulator opens compliance case into mining charity amid ongoing staff strike 2026-01-15 [Civil Society]

Payouts agreed in landmark equal pay claim 2026-01-15 [LRD]

ILO Convention 190 ratified: A milestone for workers’ rights 2026-01-15 [IndustriALL]

Unions call for workers’ right to ignore their bosses after hours 2026-01-15 [Newsroom]

Unions push for ‘Right to Switch-Off’ law 2026-01-15 [NZCTU]

Microsoft signs AI deal with ACTU, ASX to rise after Wall Street slides 2026-01-15 [ABC]

Microsoft signs deal with Australia’s peak union body on AI 2026-01-15 [The Daily Aus]

ACTU, Microsoft agreement eases fears AI will take jobs: AIIA 2026-01-15 [Capital Brief]

Australian Unions and Microsoft sign agreement on Workers’ Rights and Artificial Intelligence 2026-01-15 [ACTU]

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